Final 2: Mark Allen v Kyren Wilson Masters Snooker

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Welcome back to Alexandra Palace.

The final of the guff about Masters

continues this evening, with Kyren

Wilson and Mark Allen locked at 4-4.

-- the final of the death

This is the story so far.

Excellently cued.

This is the story so far.

Excellently cued.

Excellently cued.

A very good pot.

A

very nice pot.

very nice pot.

That's just pure

tension.

tension.

What an extraordinary frame

before the mid-session interval.

This looks pretty good. Yes, he

played it very well.

played it very well.

That will make

him feel a bit better.

him feel a bit better.

Excellent.

Well, now there is a free ball, and

it is a free ball this time.

It is

there in black and white. It is for-

four.

All to play for tonight. OK, Steve,

what have you made of the finals so

far?

Understandably tense from both

players. Neither player reached the

heights that have got them to the

final and there have been crisis

points for both of them. Kyren

Wilson missed a couple of horrendous

pots which he did well to recover

from and Mark Allen has not been as

clean.

What about that snooker from

Mark Allen?

From the perspective of

the match, it is all set up very

nicely and both players will

hopefully use it as a springboard

for this evening. Rob Walker, let's

get the players out there.

Ladies

and gentlemen, please welcome

Kettering's 2015 Shanghai Masters

champion, Kyren Wilson.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And now, please welcome Northern

Ireland pots three-time ranking

event winner, Mark Allen.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

What annoys inside Alexandra Palace.

-- what a noise inside Alexandra

Palace. Good evening, everyone, and

this crowd giving my players are

fabulous reception. It couldn't be

better. Four frames all and one of

them is going to get their name on

that magnificent trophy. Which of

them isn't going to be? The Paul

Hunter Tracy they are ball.

It is

some atmosphere, isn't it, Dennis?

It will make the hairs on the back

of your neck stand up and what a

reception for both players. For-

four. First to 10.

four. First to 10.

Thank you, frame

nine, Mark Allen to break.

Hard to

pick a winner, Dennis. Evenly

matched after this afternoon's

session.

I think it was difficult

before it even started. The standard

overall. Kyren Wilson has had breaks

of 64, a 52 in the last frame. But

he lost that last frame. He had that

one long frame but the balls went

very awkwardly. It was the longest

frame of this year 's Masters. It

lasted just under 47 minutes.

It was

exciting though, wasn't it? Write to

the black ball. It will be

interesting to see how Kyren Wilson

handles tonight, particularly after

losing that frame.

losing that frame. Also to see how

much of a boost it will give Mark

Allen. It is very nicely poised,

this final.

APPLAUSE

Yes, for two very attacking players,

there was some brilliant safety

played in this afternoon's session,

especially in that long for frame.

-- that long fourth frame. There is

another good safety.

Yes, much more of an attacking

safety shot because there is a

pathway back down the right-hand

side of the table.

Good return. Excellent.

Yes, and

played with a lot of sportsmanship,

this final. Both players

acknowledging the other player with

a tap on the table when they play a

good safety shot.

Yes, we could do without the odd one

in the crowd shouting out like that.

They are fabulous here, lots of

atmosphere and noise, but on the

shot there, perfectly quiet. The

reds have opened it up nicely, as

you can see. OK, the black and pink

are awkward, but he hasn't got an

easy return safety shot here. And

about red to the left, the one he

was looking at there, if you took

the pot on, it looks as if he would

can into other reds and that is

risky.

APPLAUSE

That was just a way of putting

yourself out of trouble. There was

no way to get on

no way to get on a colour but he

couldn't see a safety shot. Now he

can play a safety shot.

He might

play the brown. He really wants to

get the cue ball somewhere behind

the green on that side of the table.

That is pretty good.

He was just looking to see their if

he left the cue ball on the cushion

to the right of the black, what he

would leave. The red to the right

there, he could play off that and

leave the white on cushion. To the

right of the red there, just two

questions nestled on the red here.

He has played this well. He's played

it very well.

Well, he's looking at a pot here.

Can he get through to hit the one to

cut it into the right corner? That's

the one he is looking at. Maybe he

can see enough of it.

Well, he could cut back in because

it wasn't quite as thin as I

thought. So the first real chance

falls Mark Allen here. -- falls to

Mark Allen here.

APPLAUSE

That just about went in.

It didn't

go in cleanly into the pocket so

subsequently, topside of the blue.

It just wobbled.

He could screw the crew ball back --

the cue ball back. He is looking at

dropping the blue ball in and

leaving the cue ball in line with

the blue spot. He could leave

himself a nice angle on potting this

red, coming back up for the blue.

Didn't quite hit it hard enough and

it's left rather awkward. He can

still take the blue on but it's a

funny angle being so close to it.

You see, that might look

straightforward, but it's a funny

angle.

He is looking at the yellow ball.

This is quite an attacking shot to

get round to the reds.

get round to the reds. Very well

played. Now, has the kiss on the

green spoiled it? And the blue might

hamper him, so he is very anarchy

that indeed. He took the risk on the

yellow -- so he is very unlucky

there indeed. He didn't get a

favourable case there on the green.

Look whether yellow, green and brown

are. I have never seen that before.

Amazing.

Yes, if he chooses to try

to play the safety shot, it is quite

a big target. Not a big target down

the left side of the table. He needs

to clip these rates down the right

side. A big target up by yellow,

green and brown.

APPLAUSE

That is a nice nudge of the yellow.

It straightened up the cue ball and

left it tight on the baulk cushion.

He tried to pot himself out of

trouble the last time. I don't think

he can do it here. Maybe just an

edge of the red to the right.

edge of the red to the right. Well,

that's a fabulous shot from there.

You'd certainly be happy with that.

It's just developing into a bit of

an awkward frame but the players

can't do anything about that. It's

just the way the balls have mixed

up.

That's a shame. That's put the

yellow out of commission now.

That was a great effort and look

where he has got the cue ball. That

is the cue power that Kyren Wilson

has.

Yes, a tremendous amount of top

spin.

He doesn't want that red coming up

over the right centre. He needs the

brown to come to his rescue. I don't

think it has.

think it has. He can cut this red

into the right centre pocket and

avoid the red on the top cushion to

get back up for blue. Or possibly

pink. I don't think he can hold

pink, but definitely blue. He needs

to avoid the red on the top cushion.

Oh, he has overcut it.

APPLAUSE

He really does pot some fantastic

balls, Mark allen.

That is one of the reasons he has

made 358th century breaks in his

career. He has made 41 this season.

And against John Higgins and Ronnie

O'Sullivan, when he was in amongst

the balls, he never looked like

missing, but this is very awkward,

the ball is situated like this.

Yes, just wanted more of a full ball

cannon on that. He is still on for

the pink but it is trickier than he

would have liked. It is fair. Good

shot.

shot. And he is nicely on the road.

-- on the red.

And all the sudden, it's now good

chance.

chance. Now, how many can he make

from this position? There is plenty

there for the taking.

Yes, this is where he is really at

his best, playing these little

screws and stuns in. It is one of

the reasons, as you said, he has had

so many century breaks in his

career. The two

career. The two reds to the left of

the black will also pot, so he

doesn't have is to make too many

choices here. A choice of reds.

Now he can almost try to play on

three reds here, all around the

black spot. Try to get them into the

corner pocket.

Well, it looks as if, yes, he has

finished dead straight on this, so,

just managed to force a little bit

of an angle where. They play a

similar type game, these two

players, but very different cue

actions. Mark is very effective but

doesn't pull the cue back too far.

And his action is really suited to

these very fast tables. Not a lot

can go wrong with it.

can go wrong with it. But there is

something just gone slightly wrong

with that positional shot. 48 in

front. It was always going to be

very difficult to score enough to

win the frame.

Yes, he is just worried about the

two reds left of the black. If he

tries to play phase and get the cue

ball up towards the brown and the

green, he is worried about knocking

the reds over the pocket. That's

where he is taking his time, over a

minute now. Of course, he is nursing

a 48 point lead as well, so he

doesn't want to bring any

unnecessary reds into play. He wants

to keep it tight. That is not bad.

He will settle for that.

That is another very good safety

from Kyren, although, having said

that, mark might be able to take

this one on if he can avoid cannon

into a bread that is just to the

right of the black press. -- avoid

cannon Inc into a red that is just

to the right of the black. Yes, he

had to

Yes, he

stun that in order to avoid that.

Kyren has got an awful lot to do to

try to get back into this frame.

APPLAUSE

Good pot, quite cleverly played.

He's trying to knock the yellow of

the baulk cushion, try to bring that

into play. He didn't get the full

ball cannon on the yellow. He has

still got the green or brown into

right centre, but a big shot this

is. If it goes in, he has a chance.

If he misses it, could he lose the

frame?

Well, he has still got one red to go

out but this was a terrific pot at

that pace into the middle pocket. He

is trying to develop pink and red.

He certainly developed the pink, not

the red safe.

Well, what the chance now to develop

a few more balls here. He has got

the perfect angle. He can certainly

bring at least one red into play if

not two. Oh, that's unlucky again.

You'd have thought once he found the

gap there, he's bound to knock one

into a portable position. He might

just play this and free the black

hair. But he needs to be careful.

That was so close to being such a

great shot. A tap on the table

there.

He had to hit the cue ball that hard

to make sure the red didn't stay

over the right corner pocket. He had

to hit it with more pace so the red

would come back towards the top

cushion.

APPLAUSE

A chance of a pot on the red and

under normal circumstances, he would

take this pink on.

If he was 39

behind, he would take this pink on,

no question. The fact he is 39

ahead, he is in a good position.

Just planning to play good matchplay

snooker here. Now he has put the

brown safe. That puts his case

stronger.

It looks to be absolutely dead

straight this.

39 the difference. This red and

anything would do.

Pink would be OK. Oh, that was

close. Tricky little one along the

cushion here though.

There is still a glimmer of hope for

Kyren here. But Mark putting the

brown safe could come into play.

Another tricky one along the

cushion.

I'm sure he's trying to play on the

pink, but he still has the black

there. Still not ideal.

24 points behind, so he will need

red and all the colours to win this

frame.

Now imperative he leaves a nice

angle. He has the angle to try and

move the yellow. But he is looking

to try and leave it in such a spot

that he will leave a nice angle to

get behind the yellow and drop the

yellow in.

Well this is tougher than the ones

he played along the cushion behind

the black.

Oh! That wobbled! Four or five times

there. Even then at that pace he

hasn't got it on to the green.

No value in taking the pot on with

the brown as it is. But this is a

pretty good shot he played.

Just enough room to slip around the

back of that green.

Which is what's happened.

REFEREE:

Foul, a miss and 6.

Yes just had a quick look. It is not

a free ball, so he will have it

replaced. It is just far off the

cushion, that green, just to...

Around the back of it.

Oh, he will settle for that! You're

never sure where they're going to

go, but that's a good result.

That's the shot.

He can just see the edge of the

green.

Got to be careful he doesn't knock

it towards the left corner pocket.

Played it well. That is as good as

he could have hoped for.

Of course

that brown that Mark Allen knocked

safe when he was 48 in front,

knocked it there as a bit of

insurance now with the penalty

points he is going to need that

brown.

APPLAUSE.

Whether a shot he's played

there. What a shot!

That is one of

the shots of this week.

Yeah, worth

another look without a doubt.

Absolutely brilliant.

Great shot.

Very well worked out.

This is a tough opening frame for

both players. But it is such a big

frame.

It is so awkward, because the

green's away from the cushion. Not

surprised he's giving this plenty of

thought. The shot time coming up to

a minute and a half. But it's such a

crucial shot. That's what he is

looking at there.

Oh! We will see the result when he

moves his head.

You never ever know where they're

going to finish. It was such a tough

snooker to hit.

Well he has already

played a great snooker there. He

would play a slow roll here off the

cushion.

Hit the green past the pink and lay

in a little snooker. Just didn't hit

it hard enough. I think, well, can

Mark the green around the table and

leave the cue ball behind the pink?

I'm not sure he has got enough of

the green there.

Back in the driving seat now, Mark

Allen with that very good safety.

Mark Allen saying, good shot.

A great chance to get the cue ball

behind the brown here.

Just overhit it slightly.

I do enjoy these frames, for all the

century breaks we have had

throughout the week, top class

snooker, I do love a fight on the

colours. It is so interesting. Cat

and mouse.

Yeah, good fews ago they

asked people at home why they

preferred and the percentages were

for the tactical exciting frames.

Rather than just seeing hundred

breaks flying in.

Advantage again to Mark Allen. He

was trying to get in behind the

black was Kyren. He has a couple of

ways to go, play it behind the black

or behind the brown.

The black it is but he has overhit

that one.

Very close.

Well he's not got the snooker this

time.

The green does pass the brown

into the top left-hand corner

pocket. Tough shot to take on.

He could double the green up past

the blue if he wants.

That's what he's done. Could have

done with it hitting it a little bit

harder.

As I mentioned the fourth frachl

frame was a very tactical frame and

lasted 47 minutes - the longest

frame of the Masters of this year.

The second longest one was 41

minutes with John Higgins and

Anthony McGill. This is the third

longest. But it could finish up the

longest.

Such a good long potter. No which

you could get on the brown there.

Oh, he has hit that too thin. He

needs the pink to come to his recue

and I don't think it is. Has it just

pulled up in time? It must be close.

And the thing, if he can see enough

to pot it. He has got to be careful

the white doesn't go in the right

middle pocket. He will need too keep

an eye on that one as well.

That's heading towards the middle

pocket. Is it going to pull up in

time? Just about.

From is psychological point of view

it is nice if you can win one of the

long frames. And in goes the pink.

The second longest frame of this

year's Masters and Mark Allen as he

leaves the arena will be very

pleasantly pleased with taking the

frame and he now leads by 5-4.

STUDIO: Compelling stuff. Let's

remind you how it is looking in the

head-to-head matches. It is three a

piece. And Kyren Wilson the first

player to appear until final born in

the nineties, how does that

player to appear until final born in

the nineties, how does that make you

feel? Old. Compelling, riveting

stuff.

It was a fantastic frame.

Mark Allen played a clever shot

chipping the brown on to the

cushion. That insurance looked like

it would save the framement and

Kyren played a clever shot. But the

shot on the proun brown is class.

It

was a poor safety shot, but left a

problem. He committed to playing it

slowly and it could have rolled off

the length of the table. It was a

really good way the play the shot.

But a brave way.

You were not sure

whether he could see that brown.

We

are generally down the line. But we

couldn't see. The way he went about

it was the right way to do it. But a

very brave decision.

You would have

been forgiven for banging it in. He

needed the blue as well. It was a

brave professional slot to play and

took a lot of bottle. Especially

after a long-winded frame.

This will

go to the wire.

Yes the thing with

frames that length is if you lose.

If you win you don't worry about how

long it's taken. It has a look of

10-8, 10-9. I've sat on the fence

all week. There is so many matches I

have got wrong this week. Anything

can happen.

It is a show piece

event. Anything can happen.

If

either player wins this and starts

to dominate. It will be in different

ways. Long putting from Kyren

Wilson, his positional play isn't as

good. If Mark Allen wins it will be

precise. Expect which ever player

dominates, Mark Allen the woo white

won't be moving far. The opposite

with Kyren Wilson. Depends who will

win.

We spent a lot of time this

afternoon talk Ake about the nerves

and tension. Your assessment on how

they have come out?

Yeah, much of

what's happened this afternoon. I'm

sure the opening session would have

done both players the world of good.

It is different. It is a Major. It

is not an ordinary ranking event, it

getting written down in the history

of the sport. I expect they will

settle down more.

I think they

looked sharper immediately. They

have had a match this morning, that

was the one session. It is its own

individual event. I expect the

standard to get higher. Mark Allen

has come back and they will settle

down.

Mark Allen leads 5-4.

has come back and they will settle

down.

Mark Allen leads 5-4. REFEREE:

Take your seats as quickly as

possible, please.

COMMENTATOR: Tenth frame on the way.

I don't think we will see many more

of those almost 40-minute frames.

They're quite intriguing. They're

what we all like to see. Some big

breaks and free-flowing snooker as

well of course. Once one player gets

started it all happens - the other

player gets going as well.

That was close. Worth another look.

Because he was perfectly on the

black. If that had dropped in. He

has left the one into the right

corner here. But the white's going

to career into the reds. So he is

working out what might happen there,

so he's not going to take the risk.

The last thing you want too do after

a long frame like that is get down

and take one on, open the reds up

and then leave your opponent right

in amongst them. So played the

percentages there. There has been

some very quick frames. We have had

a 12 minute, a couple of 15 minute

frames.

You just never know how the balls

are going to finish up. Sometimes

you get a chance and you're in

amongst the pink and black. And the

free-scoring opportunity. Other

times they run on to cushions and

finish up awkward.

APPLAUSE.

Well that's not a bad outcome. It

was the only red he could leave, the

one he had a go at. It is safe next

to the brown.

to the brown. It is the first to 10

that lifts the trophy. Also called

the Paul Hunter trophy after... Oh,

well there we go, we have an early

re-rack. I didn't see that coming

quite so quickly. That shows you the

players don't want to get bogged

down with another long frame. That

was nice to see. So... Well there

you go, Ken, you're not going to get

your tactical frame you enjoyed

there.

I only like one of them every

so often. Not too many of them. I

will be able to handle it.

Will go

back to Eddie Charlton played Terry

Griffiths and finished at 10 to 4 in

the morning.

It was on Tuesday

morning! Started on Sunday. Didn't

have to change the carpet after the

two of them finished. They wore it

out.

You see the name, Paul Hunter

trophy. What a player he was. Three

times a winner of this Masters.

Would have been a certain world

champion.

Just a natural angle for Mark Allen.

Just bread and butter for these top

players.

If you want to past the practice

room, that is the type of shot they

do set up and practice. So it is so

important to get a good break-off

shot and Kyren didn't get one there.

Mark Allen will be hoping the red

left of the black can pot into the

left-hand corner pocket. That was an

attempt to get on it there. He has

played a very good positional shot.

If this red left of the black does

pot, just about the right side of

the blue. If the red left of black

can pot. He is looking at it now. He

will try and get on that red.

That will open the black into both

corner pockets. And that looks just

about perfect. Great shot.

Got a slight angle on the black.

Or maybe pot this red, screw into

the pack and bring more reds into

play. Needs the bounce off this

cushion. Not enough.

That is the

only problem with that shot, it is

so difficult to judge the pace and

the number of times you finish near

the cushion. He is limited to what

he can do with the black, now that

the cue ball's near the cushion.

Oh, he's missed it!

He had obviously spotted something

that he could roll the black in and

get on. I think it's... Unless the

one he was trying to get on. He has

knocked some cracking long pots in.

He could do with one here.

APPLAUSE.

Bit of a chance here.

Well, talk about his cue power, he

just got into that too much and have

another look.

He was trying to swing

it over into the bunch of reds and

open it up and got far too much

screw on it. Look where the has

ended up. -- look where white has

ended up.

Well, Mark Allen back at the table.

I don't think he was expecting to be

back quite so quickly.

Foul. Mark allen, four.

He's given four points away but this

red does pot and he could swing it

around the back of the black, I am

sure.

Well, maybe not. Deciding against

it.

Has he left it for Kyren Wilson?

It

is a tougher pot from that angle.

Well, he is coming around to have a

look at the potting angle of the

red. So obviously wanting to take

this on.

Well, he has got away with it.

You can expect a few misses. It is

such an occasion for both players,

to try to win their first major.

There has never been more than one

frame in this final and it's the

player who you think could open up a

two frame advantage would go on to

lift the trophy and this is a bit of

a chance here for the Mac.

a chance here for the Mac. -- this

is a bit of a chance here for Mark.

This road is pottable, a bit of a

chance this, for Kyren.

That is a couple of reds into middle

pocket that he has missed now. Once

in the previous frame.

Greater pot. Fantastic opening red.

Is he too close to this green or can

he just

he just -- pot it past the yellow.

It is very tricky when the balls are

so close.

Yes, you have to be

careful not to push it. In fact,

Kyren Wilson played a shot at the

other end of the table where he

didn't get the cue out of the way.

It was a push shot, which is a foul.

Yes, a push shot is where the tip is

in contact with the cue ball and

object ball all at the same time.

object ball all at the same time.

He

is not on anything into this bottom

right-hand corner pocket but I'm

sure the red pots into the right

centre.

centre. He can get on the pink, of

course, which would mean the pink

ends up back on its spot and ties

the pink up.

the pink up. Put pot this red, get

on the pink and it could work. A

nice angle on this pink and he could

try to go into the black and the two

reds and tried to bring everything

into play.

A bit of pace needed and that is

beautiful. It opens the black, maybe

not into baulk pockets, but

certainly corner pocket. He has

looked a bit edgy so far this

evening, Kyren Wilson. He lost that

long first frame and the opening

exchanges of this frame. This is a

good opportunity to get going again

now.

That last shot he played to get onto

the blue is the shot that cost him

the final frame before the interval.

He was well on his way and Mark made

a comeback to pinch it.

He has had a look at the two reds to

see if they RE plant and they are,

so he doesn't have to disturb those

three reds around the pink now. He

can stun bows back for the black. He

doesn't want the first red coming

back and tying up the pink again.

That is what has happened.

That was not a great shot. He really

needed a better angle on the black.

He has lost the cue ball there.

Yes,

that is a bit of adrenaline, to

overdo that and finish up taking the

green over the pocket.

Well, if he has covered this read to

the left corner, he is faced with a

difficult one to the right corner

and the one to the right of the pink

isn't a gimme either.

isn't a gimme either. So that poor

positional shot when playing a

straightforward plant, he just put

too much into it.

What a shot! What are pot with the

destruction of the green and the

brown. To knock that in, ten out of

ten! -- with the

distraction of the green and the

brown.

He has got himself 26 points in

front. So he needs this red, a

colour, one more red and a colour to

leave Mark Allen at the snookers

required stage.

Yes, and the red to the right of the

pink will pot into the right centre.

He looks to be almost straight on

this black, so he could screw back

and play that read into the right

centre or deep screw and try to play

into the bottom right pocket. It is

the deep screw so he needs to miss

the pink and he is perfect. Great

shot. A wonderful positional shot.

This is better stuff. Black will put

him 42 points ahead.

Switch it off,

please.

He needs to just compose

himself here.

APPLAUSE

.

It has been a good break this,

Dennis, under the circumstances.

Dennis, under the circumstances. It

looked like Mark Allen was slightly

getting on top and first chance in

this frame, but he has come back

well.

Yes, considering that that

last frame lasted nearly 40 minutes,

this is top drawer from Kyren here.

That's superb.

Great cumin, isn't

it? -- great

it? -- great action, isn't it?

He

reminds me of John Parrott when he

used to be on the table next to you.

He used to punch them.

Come on, Kyren. Pick a pocket. Maybe

in the middle. No. But what a

wonderful break from Kyren Wilson of

85. We are level one small. It is

Mark Allen five, Kyren Wilson five.

I'll tell you something, some of the

cueing we have seen from Kyren

Wilson this week has been

sensational.

It has and I am not

trying to dig him out here, but he

is one of the best players I have

ever seen on a long pot out of

position that I have ever seen. He

has lost the cue ball, he has got to

bridge over the brown and green and

plays a magnificent long pot, stance

of the cushion and cleaned up. His

temperament has to be so good for

him to play a shot like that and

recover, it is to his credit that he

can do it.

In Mark Williams early

years, he didn't keep the cue ball

under control but he could get

himself out of trouble. It seems

that Kyren is in that bracket. But

obviously, we been critical at a top

class level. These players are all

very, very good but we see the

differences on the players when we

see them all on the match table.

That long potting, some of it we saw

yesterday with Judd Trump, it was

the reason he got over the line.

Absolutely. He is fabulous at it but

if you asked him if he would like to

have the cue ball tight making it

easy for him, he would. But it is to

his credit that when he plays a bad

shot and then he digs out one like

that. Well done, him.

Also, when you

are continuously potting long-range

pots, you are practising them all

the time. If you play great touch

shots, blacks and pinks then all of

a sudden you are left the big long

pot, there is pressure on it, but

the way Kyren plays, he is used to

it.

Nice little mention Ron Dennis.

Yes, very nice. Not so much sound

now.

I used to feel the same when I

was a child watching you on telly.

Thanks very much!

It's the only

reason people use to stick around at

night when they were watching him

play.

There are lots of people

enjoying the coverage and at the

moment Gary is winning on social

media. I think you mean this in the

nicest possible way, him saying, the

way these two are going, someone is

going to win the Masters 2018 and

2019.

We still can't separate these two

great players. Two more frames

before the mid-session interval and

then played to a conclusion. It

could, as we have said a few times,

go all the way. I couldn't pick much

between these two. Mark Allen, the

more experienced of the two, but

Kyren Wilson, a very determined

young man.

Well, that was tough. You could see

from that shot that he had to try to

swerve around the green and he

caught the reds too thick and this

is a good chance for Mark Allen

here.

He doesn't have to do too much with

the cue ball here. Down the

right-hand side will probably be his

choice. He also has the red at the

bottom of the pack as well. If he is

straight on it, he can come through

for the black. Sort of played on to

reds there. It was nicely judged.

Kyren will be absolutely reeling in

the chair therefore

the chair therefore giving Mark such

an easy chance there, particularly

after winning the last frame. So

difficult to give your opponent such

an easy chance. You can see how many

loose reds there are.

Yes, you can see at least 50 points

before he has to open that little

bunch of roads. -- of reds.

He has got a wonderful angle and if

he wishes, he can go into the bottom

of the pack to loosen them, as he

will be left on a red. That is

perfect. He didn't have to hit them

too hard. He was always going to be

on that redback and what he has done

now is brought another to reds into

play.

play. -- he was always going to be

on that read and what he has done

now is brought another two reds into

play.

It just shows you, when they get a

chance in amongst the balls early

on, this is what will happen.

Something, a bit of chalk maybe, got

itself onto the black bear. You see

lots of chalk marks on the table. In

fact, when Kyren is playing, you

will see him brushing the cloth to

brush the chalk marks off. When they

play a little screw shot, it leaves

a trail of chalk.

Yes, pink doesn't go on its own

spot, so the referee is asking for a

second so you can line it up behind

the spot and it has to go in line

with the black and of course this

top cushion as close to its own spot

as possible. He has had a couple of

looks at those two red to see if

they popped back into this bottom

corner. It looks quite close. If he

takes two reds with black Sea, that

would put him 75 ahead with just 67

on, so all he has to do is

concentrate on this black, roll it

in and take the red behind the

black. And maybe that is a plant.

Maybe it is. It must be.

It is all the way there.

APPLAUSE

Is he a unlucky? He is touching the

other red, so that was very

unfortunate. OK, the frame is pretty

much safe, but we would have had the

first century in the final. He is

touching the reds are. He has to

play away from it. Well, he tried to

knock the Green safe there. Very

unfortunate when he landed tight on

that red.

At the moment, Kyren needs, well, he

could do with four reds and four

blacks and then he may need

snookers.

So you wouldn't really give him much

hope the way these reds are

situated.

That was a great shot of Kyren using

the rest there. A very unusual shot.

Not often you see that.

APPLAUSE.

That doesn't matter. He had lost

concentration. The frame was well

and truly over. It was that earlier

break of 73 that paved the way for

Mark Allen and he is back in the

lead again 6-5.

Mark Allen is back in front.

Yes, we

were saying the difference in the

positional play, but Mark Allen cue

ball was great. There is an economy

of effort when the cue ball goes

around with him. It is similar to

Ding Junhui. He kept it neat and

tidy. Every shot was simple.

Equally

as impressed?

Yes perhaps he is even

shorter around the table than Ding

Junhui. Keeps that cue ball on tight

rein. If anybody is going to look

like the winner of this, it does

seem like it will be Mark Allen.

That is not to dig out...

Why do you

say that?

Because it seems he is

more efficient with the balls. If

you wobble a ball, you have a six

foot distance to keep putting, it

gets tougher. Given equal time at

the table, and they both play to

decent standard, it is favouring

Mark Allen.

If you were in Kyren

corner what would you say?

He is

playing great match play, when the

chances come, keep that cue ball

tighter and make the job easier for

yourself.

Sometimes we analyse and

say, where is your strengths, play

to your strengths. It will be

interesting to try and analyse Kyren

Wilson's strengths, where would you

play to?

His biggest asset is his

straight cues. His long game is very

good. He has played some lovely

shots when he is playing run

throughs. But he has got to get

tight we are the white.

What do you

make of the boys, Dennis? DENNIS

TAYLOR: I think they're doing

make of the boys, Dennis? DENNIS

TAYLOR: I think they're doing

remarkably well. Considering they're

in their first final. You can't

separate them at the moment. As I

mentioned, if one player can just

open up a two-frame advantage and

Mark Allen has got the chance to do

that before the mid session

interval, you would have to make him

a strong favourite. But having said

that look what Kyren Wilson did in

the semi-final against Judd Trump

from 5-2. It is still fascinating,

Ken?

KEN DOHERTY: And it could go

all the way. But you never know who

is going to break first. If any of

them do. Been fascinating stuff.

Quite a clever little shot. He has

tried to tempt Kyren Wilson at this

red behind the black. Its almost

straight. It has a slight angle on

it. But these are so difficult.

Yeah. You're OK when you're ahead,

but when you're chasing it becomes a

bit more difficult. The red has

finished up.

I think under the circumstances and

the importance of this frame before

the mid session interval, that was a

very risky one from Kyren.

Just as in the last frame, he has

given quite an easy opportunity for

Mark Allen to get quite a few points

on the board.

He would like to get on the red

directly before the black here.

Gone too far for that, but always

had the red to left centre.

Yeah, there is time, you're never

playing for one single ball, you're

leaving yourself options. That is

what Mark did there. Sometimes you

might think two or three shots

ahead, but other times you're just

putting the cue ball in the position

where you're leaving yourself with

different choices.

Has he got an angle on this red?

Doesn't look like it, he is a bit

strait on it.

If he could hit the extreme red of

the bunch. Just a slight little

touch on the red.

Extreme red on the bunch of reds, he

could just push it out of the way.

Not that time. Maybe he just didn't

have the right angle.

Well, that is a brilliant shot!

That wasn't an actual angle, he had

to force the pink in with lots of

side to create the angle. It's

finished just a little awkward for

him. But he split the reds

beautifully there. Should be able to

get on the blue.

Even though he is awkward with the

bridge hand.

And the correct side of the blue as

well.

He is normally so good at this type

of shot. But under the circumstances

there was a lot of pressure on that.

And he is paying the penalty.

What a way to go to the mid session

interval if he can win this frame

with one visit here.

He is certainly starting to motor

now. It has been a fantastic break.

That shot on the pink to split the

reds was magnificent.

That one wasn't. He still has a red

to left centre.

But not the cannon that he wanted

there.

He was only looking for one more red

and a black. He is 61 ahead. Now he

is going to have to play that little

cannon.

He is screwing it in, so he is

heading back. Yeah, not a bad choice

if the white pulls up there. Yes, it

was an awkward one and decided that

the cannon the black into a pottable

position was just a little too

tricky. He is starting to look very

strong indeed here.

He thought he had missed that. Did

he get a bit of a kick? The

referee's cleaning the blue. Maybe

he did get a heavy contact.

He

played a blue like that today and it

is almost like the cue ball drifted

slightly. He thought he missed the

blue earlier. Very similar to that.

Just near to this red. It is there.

Great shot. The cue ball might be

slightly drifting as it goes to the

blue spot. This has been top drawer

stuff.

Calling on all his experience.

A player who has won the World Open

in China twice.

He has made 41 centuries this

season. 36 last season.

We have had 27 so far this year in

the Masters. The record is 31.

Great time to have a big break like

this as well.

Probably love to keep going and not

have a mid session interval.

Absolutely brilliant! From the man

from County Antrim.

139 is still the highest break in

this year's Masters. Liang Wenbo is

in line for £10,000 for that.

It has been an excellent session.

The pink into the middle.

A magnificent break from Mark Allen.

He goes into the interval leading

7-5.

He goes into the interval leading

7-5. Mark's fans loved that. That is

how we are looking with our

tournament centuries. First century

of this match, but the 28th of the

tournament so far. You have got to

agree with Ken, I bet he wishes he

could keep going.

Yes, this is why

we are going on about the cue ball

and keeping it tight. The cue ball's

hardly moved. He had one shot he had

to screw off the red on to the

black. But the rest of it was great.

Perfect timing.

Yes, Kyren playing

the red along the top cushion and

you don't know where the red's going

to go. It went over the green

pocket. But a great break from Mark

Allen. He seems to have timed things

nicely. Going back to that last

frame in the afternoon where he dug

deep to win it. Perhaps that was a

pivotal frame.

What about that blue

that Mark almost missed.

It is a

funny one.

A mark on the table?

Ken

had a similar shot today, I don't

know whether it is drifting or

dropping over, or whether the first

one was a kick. It an interval he

didn't need. Because he is flowing

now.

Beautifully set up for the

final session.

Yes, Kyren doesn't,

he hasn't done anything wrong. But

it is tough out there. Mark Allen

does look like more of a class

animal among the balls. But Kyren

Wilson was up against it in his last

match and pulled it around. He has a

great temperament and when he gets

closer, you never know. If he stays

in context he will have a chance.

Shot of tournament coming up

shortly. But if you have been to

Alexandra Palace, you will know what

a wonderful venue it is and John

Parrott has been looking at the

Victorian theatre and its

restoration.

JOHN PARROT: This has been home to

the Masters since 2012 and it has

witnessed drama and magic that has

been etched in the game. The history

makers are just a small part of the

legacy of this great palace.

Alexandra Palace is being restored.

With a budget of almost £30 million,

the task is huge. The total cost

gives you an idea of scale of work

to restore some of the Palace's most

historics parts. I caught up with

the deputy Chief Executive to look

around at the restoration.

We are

very excited, because what this will

allow us to do is welcome people in

to a space where you can be at

Alexandra Palace, hopefully working

from your lap top, grabbing a coffee

or coming into our learning zone.

Show us the rest of it.

Yes, please,

follow me.

follow me. This is our beautiful

Victorian theatre which opened in

1875. It fell into dereliction quite

quickly and it has been lost to

three generations and nearly 90

years it has been hidden from the

public. We have this amazing

opportunities to give it back. The

plan is that we are keeping it as a

rested decay. Because it was never a

shiny theatre. It wouldn't be true

to the space if we started to break

open the gold leaf.

Incredible. Are

we going to the top?

We are.

Oh, no!

So this is it.

We are almost as high

as we can go. We will take you a

little higher. But this reveals our

beautiful decorative ceiling, which

we are now putting a lot of effort

into restoring.

You are kidding me,

we can't go any higher?

We can

always go higher at Alexandra

Palace.

Palace. We are now in the void above

the decorative ceiling. What is

happening under us is the consl

daysing of the ceiling --

consolidation of ceiling. That is

plaster of Paris with a mesh and we

have these truss ends that have been

fabricated to each individual

timber.

It is not going anywhere?

No.

No.

For the likes of this wall, what

do you do to preserve this?

It is

quite a complicated process to

ensure that it stays looking as it

does at the moment. But ultimately,

we have professionals that come in

and they will put a resin, a fine

resin, over the wall, which

encapsulates what you see today, but

stops it decaying.

We have been to

the heights, no us the basement?

--

Now the basement?

That's right.

Where are we now?

We are underneath

the theatre stage and what you can

see in front of you is the most

extraordinary example of Victorian

wooden working stage machinery and

the way it would have worked is you

have these traps you can see and

your performers would have sat in

the traps and been levered through

the stage to shoot up above as part

of the performance.

Back here in the warm and you have

made me a nice cup of tea. We have

scratched the surface of looking at

it. You must have found other

things?

Well that is one of the

extraordinary stories of this

restoration project, as part of it

we have found a collection that we

thought we lost in the fire that was

5,000 items of history of Alexandra

Palace. Including one of first BBC

television producers, will a his

note books and things from Owen

Jones' original drawings that we are

having verified. We very fortunate

that Google arts and culture shipped

one of the few scanners in the world

that meant we can scan all the

items. That has taught us about the

hidden history we didn't know. We

were able, because of resolution to

see posters in the back of the

photographs that told us when it was

an internee camp, they were being

shown footage during the First World

War about what was happening in

their countries.

It has been

fascinating. Thank you for spending

time with me. But I've got to go.

Our intrepid reporter. We showed you

ten of the best shots from the

Masters. Our team have Whittled them

down to the best three.

He has got great cue power here.

Excellent shot. That is not too bad.

Played that very well.

The snooker's behind the black. That

is in a nice place.

Now, so is the cue ball.

He is going for the jugular here.

Great shot. Absolutely full marks

for trying to make something happen

here.

Time to look back Ott at what has

been a terrific Masters.

Intriguing first match of this

Masters.

LAUGHTER. Mark Williams has nicked

the white and it's in his pocket!

Now the ref is going to look for the

white. LAUGHTER. There we go!

The pink is in. The Welsh potting

machine has made a terrific come

back and he takes the match by 6-5.

He is from County Antrim in Northern

Ireland, it is the Pistol, Mark

Williams.

What's your second name again? .

Mark Allen ladies and gentlemen!

Eventually, Ken, we got the names

right

slam!

There is a bit of a fly

problem on the table.

In the end Mark Allen. He wasn't at

his absolute best for me, but when

it mattered he produced a he is a

comfortable winner.

There is a fly.

I don't think it is the same one as

yesterday.

The fly's causing a problem.

Three

century breaks he has made against

Ding Junhui's two. And it is Ryan

Day, 3-0 he was down and he is

through to the quarter-final.

Always like watching Liang Wenbo. He

is such a character. Lots of

expressions on his face.

85.

Judd

Trump in the end with that

magnificent break gets himself

through to the next round and he

takes the match by 6-4.

Have a look

at this. A fly has landed on his

head and he played the shot as if it

wasn't there!

You might as well wrap up and go

home now, this just crazy.

A lot of flies this week.

What is

it?

If it was, it won't be back!

The Wizard of Wishaw has waved that

magic wand.

Ronnie did win the toss and he is

going to get this first

quarter-final under way.

I'm

struggling, I don't know whether it

is a virus. I have had it before and

it is difficult when you're getting

dizzy spells.

Superb performance from Mark Allen

here.

This looks absolutely perfect. What

a positional shot that is.

Ronnie

looked out of sorts, but Mark Allen

has put in a fabulous performance

here. He has won the match very

comfortably indeed.

Just obviously

wasn't good enough. I know people

don't take me serious, but I

probably will miss the World

Championships. I come back to

snooker for different

reasons, it is

just a bit of a time-passer for me.

I remember the first few days they

were trying to pick these flies up

by the wing. Not any more!

by the wing. Not any more!

What

happened to the old DTT they had.

The old spray can?

MUSIC: Kung Fu fighting.

What a wonderful shot.

Back-to-back

centuries. Marvellous. Judd Trump

runs out a winner 6-4.

Really going for the jugular here.

Great shot. Full marks for trying to

make something happen here.

This has

been the best performance of his

career. It doesn't matter about

that. In the end the man from

Kettering has won four frames in the

row and didn't he do it in style and

he gets himself through to the final

of the Pla sters.

-- Masters.

Very

good pot.

good pot.

75.

John Higgins offering

him congratulations. There is a

delighted Mark Allen in his first

Masters final.

delighted Mark Allen in his first

Masters final.

As each day goes by,

we are lucky to be here and watching

the action. When you watch it all

packaged together with music, I

realise just how lucky we are.

Yeah,

it is great fun. That is how old, I

can remember Carl Douglas, the Kung

Fu fighter on Top of the Pops.

Fortunately it finishes before

midnight or we might get bats as

well. There have been some great

matches.

And Sean Murphy with his

inner Luke Skywalker.

I know what people will say, here

they go again talking about Ronnie

O'Sullivan, but for people who

missed it, Barry Hearn was talking

this afternoon about how he thinks

Ronnie O'Sullivan will be at the

Crucible. Can I ask your opinion?

I

think probably, on reflection, when

it gets closer to entry date, he

will fancy the job. But that was him

talking after getting beaten by Mark

Allen so you are never in the

greatest frame of mind, even if you

are trying to put a brave face on

it. You are never in a good frame of

mind when you have lost.

When the

chairman of World Snooker, Barry

Hearn, was at that, he seemed

convinced Ronnie will play.

I think

he will play. He will come round to

it when the entry form comes round.

OK, gentlemen, thank you very much.

Mark Allen leads Kyren Wilson by 7-5

and a change in our comedy box. Good

evening, John Virgo and Stephen

Hendry. -- in our commentary box.

It evening. The interval is over.

And Mark Allen,

And Mark Allen, Stephen, 91% pots

from Mark Allen, slightly less for

Kyren Wilson. Perhaps that tells a

story?

Yes, Mark Allen seems to be

finding a higher gear at the right

stage in this match, Mark Allen. The

difference between these two players

to day has been the cue ball and

their control of it.

But we know what Kyren Wilson can do

when his back's against the wall in

a match. We only have to look back

at that incredible semifinal against

Judd Trump. So in no way is anyone

writing him off yet. There was a

long, long way to go yet in this

match. This is his strength. But

again. Why is he hitting them so

hard, John?

It seems to be his

Achilles' heel. When the pressure is

on, he has a tendency to overhit the

ball. And that could be costly.

First in, eventually, and I should

imagine sooner rather than later he

will try to get the black onto its

spot and it will be available to

both corners.

Yes, no pressure if Mark Allen is

presented with this situation every

time he comes to the table.

You could see a bit of frustration

that, either with himself or he

might have got a heavy contact. But

I think with himself for not getting

that cue ball further up the table.

He didn't get to the cue ball

cleaned.

It looks as though he

didn't go through it as he should.

It looks as though the red second

down from the pink is available to

the right corner. There you see it.

Oh, right in the heart of the

pocket. He'll be forgiven for not

having the perfect angle on the

blue.

If he's going to go into the

pink, if he goes into the right-hand

side of it as we look down the

table, even if he misses the

cannon... He didn't get into the cue

ball. He needed to be on the other

side of the pink to make certain of

a red, really.

Particularly at that

pace. There were other reds to hold

the cue ball. He could have found

something easier. He will be taking

it on, there is no doubt about that.

And we are looking from right behind

the pocket, so we will know before

he does whether it is in or not.

We went to shore but it struggled

in. -- we weren't too sure but it

struggled in. Now, what sort of an

angle has he got on the green? He

has the angle to come down to the

reds at the reds are slightly

awkward. Six reds in the middle of

the table but he needs to be very

precise with his positional shot.

Oh, which you believe it! -- would

you believe it?! How did the green

get through that gap. You never see

this in a major.

Obviously not a touching ball. Had

it been, the referee would have

declared it.

declared it. But doesn't feel as if

he can get back to the baulk end.

he can get back to the baulk end. I

mean, you'd think he could get back

to the baulk end of the one he is

closest to you and the one off the

side cushion.

side cushion. Needs to miss the

yellow. And he didn't, so that was a

loose one. OK, he may not have left

anything but with his hand on the

table, you would expect Kyren to

play a better safety shot Usman

Khawaja. -- you would expect Kyren

to play a better safety shot than

that.

Just a little bit pacey. But the

brown may have come to his rescue

here.

Yes, he may be forced into taking

this on.

Yes, he did not want to play that

long read and look at what he has

left. So, it was a good safety shot

from Kyren Wilson and it has forced

this opportunity and what a good

opportunity it is.

opportunity it is.

If he is straight

on this red to the left middle, you

will take that opportunity to play

for the black immediately.

Normally pretty reliable with the

rest, especially when he is playing

a stunning shot, which he will be

playing here.

Again, you see the frustration,

slamming the rest down on the table.

Hit it may be just an ounce harder

than was required.

Yes, didn't cue

it smooth and it just needed cueing.

As you say, he just flung the rest

onto the table. Look at the

occasion. I think it's starting to

get to Kyren Wilson.

get to Kyren Wilson. Yes, I think

sometimes you can get away with not

playing your absolute best, but when

you are missing chances like that,

and he would deem that is a great

opportunity after Mark Allen had got

in first, and you don't take them,

well, it is a mind game circuit.

And also, what a boost of confidence

it gives to your opponent. He played

the right shot, played for the black

straightaway.

This is careless. OK, he's got a bit

of an angle. He should be able to

get back up for the blue but that

cue ball should have been a couple

of feet away from the cushion.

APPLAUSE

So, this blue to go and 57 points in

front with 59 remaining, so only

this red required to leave Kyren

Wilson needing snookers.

Kyren Wilson will be very, very

disappointed. You just get the

feeling that this match is just

beginning to slip away from him now.

This was the black. Didn't really

cue it smooth and it was his

reaction afterwards that made you

feel that he was just beginning to

get on top of the fact that he's not

producing his best in the biggest

match of his life.

No way back to the table now, so

even if this red doesn't go in, its

frame over.

frame over.

The mark Allen

supporters are getting a bit louder.

They are enjoying this, and if I was

Kyren Wilson, I would try to use

that as a bit of motivation.

He has got to use something.

Well,

it didn't matter about the brand.

Kyren Wilson stays in his seat. He

had a chance there and Mark Allen

now goes three ahead.

Mark Allen just taking a moment to

walk out of the arena just to

compose himself. He knows how close

this is, John?

Yes, he is in the

ascendancy, go out, compose

yourself, make your opponents it in

the chair and think about being

three frames per pint. I don't blame

him in the slightest. -- being three

frames behind.

frames behind.

The black was

mentioned as the correct shot but he

hadn't played for a number of shots.

He put it upon himself to pot that

because you can't guarantee potting

that will punish you are the best

rest player in the world. Get a few

balls before you start playing the

hard shots but John disagrees.

I

think he played the correct shot. He

is proficient with the rest and you

would not expect him to miss that.

He drops the black in there and

there are five reds waiting for him.

His rest play today has been 85%,

over the tournament, 84%. A sign of

frustration when he missed it as

well?

Yes, because he knew that if

he dropped that, there were four or

five reds waiting for him. He is

just starting to show signs of

weakness.

What can Kyren Wilson do

now if Mark Allen is in the

ascendancy?

I think he has got to

steady the ship the bit about what

is difficult as he is running out of

frames. You need the chance to get

his cue arm going now. That black

was not one. Therein lies my

decision that not always is the shot

the same. It depends on how you are

feeling yourself. I don't think he

was happy on that black and the way

he threw the rest down, it was an

uncomfortable shot for him. He needs

to get a bit of table time now.

Absolutely. Mark Allen on his way

back out then. Two more frames and

he is the Masters champion of 2018.

Back to the boys.

Kyren Wilson, the one thing he has

got to cut out, he is missing easy

shots. I know that sounds a simple

thing. He has got to cut out the

unforced errors.

unforced errors. But I think the one

thing he has got, Stephen, he has

got a good temperament.

Yes, without

a doubt, and he is a fighter. Go

back to that match against Judd

Trump.

But what I think you won't get from

Mark Allen that he got from Judd

Trump is his opponent playing crazy

shots to let him back in.

Yes, I think Mark Allen now will not

shut up shop but he won't take

shut up shop but he won't take any

unnecessary risks. He is in the

ascendancy with his man just where

he wants him. As I say, Kyren seems

to have that uncanny ability to put

bad shots behind him and not let

them affect him in the next frame.

Worth the risk. Where's the Red Bull

going? -- where is the red ball

going?

Now, could that be a turning

point?

Settle down.

It has come off

the two back jaws of the middle

pocket to go into the corner.

Into

the bunch here.

He might have a red

to the left middle. It looked for a

second as if he was going to be on

nothing. But he is on a red. What is

the potting angle like?

Yes, I think going back to the black

and the rest in the last frame, I

think you always have to play what

you think is the correct shot. When

you start shying away from what you

believe is the correct shot, it puts

you in a negative state of mind. He

believed the black was the correct

shot, I did, and he went for it.

Just overhit that positional shot

though. Wanted to be straight on

this thread. The little bit of work

to do on the cue ball here.

to do on the cue ball here. That was

the problem. He couldn't avoid

kissing into other reds. Not perfect

on the colour.

I think if you look for a weakness,

John, in Kyren's play, it's the

finesse shots. He doesn't seem able

to play them as well. He has all the

cueing power in the world.

We always say if you hit the first

knuckle, they usually don't go in.

Yes, and it just flicked the near

knuckle. He could play the pot here,

because I think he is bound to be on

a colour, should it go in. Well, he

is not playing flawless snooker,

Mark Allen. That could give Kyren a

little bit of hope. This pact

Alexandra Palace audience now

beginning to get involved in this

match.

But this is a massive frame for

Kyren Wilson. You feel if he was to

lose this one, his chances of

winning the Dafabet Masters this

year are almost gone. He needs to

hit this fall. Played it well.

That's a bonus.

That's a bonus.

Now, as Mark Allen

came to the table, he just gave a

sly look at Kyren Wilson. A fluke on

the red now this fluke snooker, may

be signs that the tide is turning.

Is this hard enough? It doesn't look

like it. No hesitation to have this

put back. It wasn't a bad idea but

it wasn't the perfect light and the

problem with this shot is that if

you put a little bit of extra pace

into the cue ball, it can come off

the cushion slightly different.

So, same again. This time, it looks

as though it's hard enough, but he's

going to slip past the reds and

leave a red on. He has left I read

on here. I think the red closest to

the cue ball will go. Do you see it?

The first time, even though it was

short, he didn't have the right

line.

Yes, at the moment, it is

concentrate on one shot at a time.

He may take the opportunity to go

into the bunch of five reds Batard

together, leave him on a red to the

right corner.

right corner. He played the right

shot but it has not worked out as

well as he would have liked.

Yes, a

little bit more stun was needed

there. He is hoping that this red

would go to the left corner. It

doesn't, so he will need the

extended rest, extension on his cue.

It doesn't make this red any easier

because it is not a straightforward

drop the red in. If you did that,

you would cannon the black. So he

has to manoeuvre the cue ball.

Yes,

he has got to hit this well to avoid

the black. Well done. Good recovery.

Perfect on the blue.

Perfect on the blue. Now, this is a

chance that he must take. Already a

50 point lead. It is hard to see

where he can go wrong from here.

So, now, 55 points the lead. Three

more reds and he will be at the

snooker is required stage.

Yes, purposely playing it with pace

so he would leave himself guaranteed

position on the pink. Now 68 points

the lead, so just this red needed to

go 69 points ahead with just 67

remaining.

APPLAUSE

Well, he has had two enormous slices

of good fortune in this frame, Kyren

Wilson, but fair play, he has done

what he had to do.

He needed this

frame badly. He couldn't afford to

go 9-5 down.

He should really try to clear up

here because that would give him an

enormous boost of momentum going

into the next frame.

And something else I have noticed

here, Stephen, looking at his

average shot time, it is 26 seconds

a shot which is pedestrian, but not

so in this frame, he has been very

fluid around the table.

Yes, this is

what he did at the end of the match

with Judd Trump.

Well, a pity there is no century but

it is a frame with a double slice of

good luck but when you get it, take

it.

We really enjoyed Kyren's comeback

yesterday when he was 5-2 down and

it looked like he was going out of

the Masters and he's got a very

visible way of showing a spring in

his step when things are going his

way.

He took the well. He had to

write dollops of good luck there. He

is playing of two angles to kick the

read up the table, he plays the